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Latest News and Updates from the TRAVAX Team

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Hajj and Umrah 1446H/2025 (Update 1)

31 March 2025

Please be advised the TRAVAX Hajj and Umrah page has been updated to provide information on how best ...

Scottish Vaccine Update: April 2025

31 March 2025

The April edition of the Scottish Vaccine Update (issue 86) has been published by Public Health Scotland ...

Raising awareness about the risk of measles

28 March 2025

With cases of measles still being seen in Scotland and outbreaks occurring globally, NHS Scotland are ...

World TB Day 24 March 2025

21 March 2025

World Tuberculosis (TB) day takes place on 24 March each year. Its purpose is to help raise public awareness ...

Hajj and Umrah 1446H/2025

07 March 2025

Hajj is an annual Islamic religious pilgrimage to the holy city of Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia. Hajj ...

Risks of consuming local alcohol when travelling abroad

20 February 2025

The media have reported two foreign tourists died from methanol poisoning in Hoi An, Vietnam in late ...

Rio Carnival 2025

19 February 2025

Rio Carnival 2025 takes place from 28 February to 8 March in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil although carnival ...

International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, 6 February 2025

05 February 2025

Female genital mutilation (FGM) comprises all procedures that involve injury, partial or total removal ...

Falsified Rabies vaccine in Zimbabwe

04 February 2025

The Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe (MCAZ) has issued an alert relating to a falsified (fake) ...

WHO certifies Georgia as malaria-free

24 January 2025

The World Health Organization (WHO) certified the country of Georgia as malaria-free on 23 January 2025Georgia ...

Lunar New Year 2025

20 January 2025

The lunar new year (also known as Chinese New Year, Spring Festival, Chunyun, Tet, and Seollal among ...

TRAVAX and fitfortravel website issue

14 January 2025

We have been made aware that some of our users have unfortunately been experiencing intermittent issues ...

Kumbh Mela 2025

10 January 2025

The Kumbh Mela is a Hindu pilgrimage held on a 12-year cycle at four different locations across India. ...

2024 Malaria prevention guidelines for travellers from the UK

24 December 2024

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) UK Malaria Expert Advisory Group (formerly the Advisory Committee ...

Costa Rica: Changes to country yellow fever certificate requirements

24 December 2024

The Costa Rican Ministry of Health have recently published (in Spanish) changes to their yellow fever ...

TRAVAX advice line opening hours over the Christmas and New Year period

23 December 2024

Please be advised that over the festive period, the TRAVAX travel health advice line will be closed Monday ...

World AIDS day 2024

25 November 2024

World AIDS day takes place each year on 01 December to unite the global population in the fight against ...

Scottish Vaccine Update: November 2024

25 November 2024

The November edition of the Scottish Vaccine Update (issue 84) has been published by Public Health Scotland ...

World Polio Day 2024

24 October 2024

World Polio day is held annually on the 24 October, to highlight and support the ongoing global fight ...

WHO certifies Egypt as malaria-free

21 October 2024

The World Health Organization (WHO) certified Egypt as malaria-free on 20 October 2024. Egypt is the ...